NEW YORK — Amtrak passengers are facing long delays and cancellations on part of the Northeast Corridor this evening (Monday, April 15), and NJ Transit operations on the NEC are suspended, because of catenary issues near New Brunswick, N.J.
Amtrak first reported the problem at 6:33 p.m. ET on its Amtrak NEC Alerts feed on X (formerly Twitter), and slightly more than a half-hour later offered an update saying all trains between New York and New Brunswick will face 3-hour delays because of congestion resulting from those power issues. As of 8:45 p.m. ET, the passenger operator had announced cancellation of some trains between New York and Philadelphia, with other trains originating or terminating in Philadelphia or Trenton.
NJ Transit, meanwhile, had suspended service between Penn Station and Trenton because of the wire issues, which it places near Metuchen. NJ Transit rail tickets are being cross-honored by PATH at Newark Penn Station and 33rd Street, and by NJ Transit and private-carrier bus services. As of 7:30 p.m. ET, service had resumed, but was subject to delays of up to 2 hours.
For Amtrak, the area involved covers 31.4 miles and five stations: Penn Station, Newark, Newark Liberty Airport, Metropark, and New Brunswick. For NJ Transit, the outage covers 56.7 miles and some 15 stations, as shown below.
— Updated at 8:25 p.m. CT with Amtrak cancellations, NJ Transit resumption of service.
